$75,000 Rider Sandals Big Shot Volleyball Series Comes to Siesta Key

Oct. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- The Rider Sandals Big Shot Volleyball Series, presented by Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, will return to Siesta Key on October 15-16. Teams from throughout the country will compete for $2,500 cash prizes. Tournament play will start at 9 am with finals scheduled for 5 pm each day. Admission is free for all spectators.

The Sarasota County Visitors and Convention Bureau is sponsoring the Siesta Key tournament in conjunction with Gold Coast Eagle Distributor’s, Corona Light and the Siesta key Holiday inn Express. Over 250 teams from 20 states and Canada are expected.

The Big Shot Volleyball Series held 30 events leading to the Aug. 28-29 $8,000 Big Shot Championships at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, NJ and the $5,000 Volley America  Nationals Oct. 22-23 in Clearwater Beach. The Siesta Key event will be the last qualification event before the Nationals

Separate divisions will be held for players of intermediate and novice levels on Saturday and Sunday. The $60 entry fee entitles players to a full day of tournament play, an official Rider Sandals Big Shot Volleyball t-shirt, admission to the Saturday evening player’s party at The Boatyard Grill and a chance to win merchandise prizes from tournament sponsors 4C Totally light 2Go, Corona Light, Spalding, Rider Sandals, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rox Volleyball, Bally’s Casino, Zem Booties, 1st Place Volleyball, SOB Volleyball Vacations, Sweet Tomatoes, Park & Sun net systems, Dig Magazine, Sportime, Horry County, Spike Key, Sarasota County Parks Dept., and Siesta Key Holiday Inn Express. The public can met the players Saturday evening at the official Corona Light Player’s Party Boatyard Grill.

For further information and applications contact East End Volleyball at 631-355-1293 or www.eevb.net

About East End Volleyball
East End Volleyball has been organizing beach volleyball tournaments for 34 years since 1977. Based in the East End of Long Island, EEVB has grown into the largest beach volleyball series in the East End of the country with tournaments from Newport, RI to the Florida Keys. Sanctioned by AVPNext, the grass roots organization of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, EEVB runs 35 events for over 4,000 players.

About Volley America
Volley America is an organization for beach volleyball promoters whose goal is to promote beach volleyball throughout the US. By cooperating and charging a national membership fee, players are able to compete in numerous tournaments, earn national ranking points and qualify for end of the season cash prizes in the $25,000 Volley America Grand Prix.

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East End Volleyball, created in 1977on the East End of Long Island, now the largest beach volleyball series in the East End of the country, tournaments from Newport, RI to the Florida Keys. Sanctioned by AVPNext, 35 events for over 4,000 players.